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Each year, the Society for Science & the Public (the Society) affiliates approximately 420 regional, state and country fairs, from which winners are selected to attend Intel ISEF. Each affiliated fair may send a pre-determined number of projects to Intel ISEF (as factored by participation and high school population).

STEM Learning Ecosystems provide the architecture for cross-sector learning, offering all young people access to STEM-rich learning environments so they can develop important skills and engagement in science, technology, engineering and math throughout preK-16.

The Top 300 MASTERS are listed in state order by Society Affiliated Fair ID. Students that were nominated by their state fair as well as their regional fair are notated with *.View the Top 300 MASTERS in alphabetic order by last nameSee the Top 300 MASTERS BookRead the press release for more information. View the full list of 2018 EntrantsAlabama Prabhakar, Ashwin Grade: 7thAffiliate Fair ID:...

Some facts about the 2018 Top 300 MASTERS:The Top 300 MASTERS hail from 224 middle schools in 35 states and represent 120 regional and state science fairs across the U.S.78 are from California, followed by Florida with 33, Texas with 21, Pennsylvania with 18, and Oregon with 12.The Top 300 MASTERS were selected from more than 5,000 nominees and 2,537 applicants. Each application received three...

It's imperative that diabetics measure their blood glucose levels (BGL) several times a day. To do so, they use a glucometer, which breaks the skin with a needle in order to draw blood. The blood is then deposited onto a testing strip, and the measuring device determines BGL.

“For diabetics, this process of pricking the skin happens multiple times a day to monitor their BGL...

Mass shootings are a prevalent issue in America. A 1996 bill, which included the Dickey Amendment, has had a chilling effect on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) ability to research the link between firearm ownership and mass shootings in America. Elizabeth Shytle, an inquisitive high schooler from Columbia, South Carolina, wanted to fill in this statistical gap...

Matt Fichtenbaum (Intel ISEF 1962, Westinghouse STS 1962) has eclectic interests, ranging from art to science. He studied electronic engineering in college and began playing Scandinavian folk music on the nyckelharpa and Swedish fiddle after living in Sweden.

His fascination with science and music began at an early age. Matt's parents always had music playing in the house, and he...

Urban growth in the Amazon is often unsupervised, unregulated, and organic, which leads to irregular housing, lack of infrastructure, and the use of improper materials for construction. These irregular housing communities are called favelas, and are constructed of concrete, bricks, steel bars, sand, and rock. In São Paolo and other regions of Brazil, a lack of resources and poverty has...